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re: Little



Funny how when the Celtics play New Jersey or one of the Western Elite, Coach Jimbo
seems like the spitting image of Grady. New Red Sox motto: "Gerbil Down!"
Ray
 


> ** Original Subject: Little
> ** Original Sender: Michael Gooen <callmebogie@xxxxxxxxx>
> ** Original Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 14:00:37 -0700 (PDT)

> ** Original Message follows... 

>
> <<Without him, they get further. They won in spite of him this year, not 
> because of him. Just one of the stupidest managerial moves I have ever 
> seen to leave Pedro in that long.>>
> 
> "One of??????????"  Shawn, while I completely agree with your main point I
> challenge you or anyone else on this list to name one -- just one --
> managerial or coaching move, in any sport, at any level, at any time in
> the history of sports that even approaches Grady Little's 8th inning
> pitching moves in sheer stupidity.  McNamara's decision not to pinch hit
> for or otherwise replace Buckner in Game 6 of the 86 WS pales in
> comparison.  Next to Little, Jim O'Brien is Red Auerbach.  Next to Little,
> Rich Kotite is Vince Lombardi.
> 
> To paraphrase Jamie Lee Curtis in A Fish Called Wanda, calling Grady
> Little stupid is an insult to stupid people.
> 
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